New Member...tip that has worked.

Hi my name is Derrick im 28 and have been dealing with severe anxiety scince I was 19. I have been rushed to the hospital so many times thinking I was haveing a heart attack and told by many doctors im fine. They have ran so many tests on me and it turns out its severe anxiety. They gave me different pills and I even tried a natural approach called st johns wart its a herbal pill. None of the medication really worked so I have been batteling my anxiety attacks with my own ways of dealing with them. Im telling you when I get an anxiety attack my face goes numb so does my arms my hands tighten up I cant breathe tunnel vision feels like a heart attack and then my entire body will violently shake. I would like to share one of my best and most effective ways on fighting these attacks off. What I do when its a smaller attack is turn on the warm water on my tap and let it run on ny hands the warm water tends to calm the mind and send a relaxing feeling to my brain. In severe anxiety attacks ill turn my shower on very warm and ill sit in the shower and breathe in the warm steam remember to sit in the shower standing doesnt work. People shower to relax and clean themselvs after work and what not so its a natural feel good relaxing thing. Im telling you try this method out it really works it has calmed me down from level 10 anxiety attacks especially if your hungover.

Post Edited By Moderator (Scaredy Cat) : 5/2/2014 10:37:27 AM (GMT-6)

Hi Kratos and welcome!

Thanks for sharing your method of managing your attacks.

Warm water has been used as an effective therapy for things from chronic pain, to childbirth, ect...

There is definitely something to be said of the theraputic qualities of water!

I hope that you will continue to do well with your recovery efforts, and we certainly invite you to stick around and keep talking with us here. This is a great community who cares and listens anytime. Support is key!

Here is a link to our Resources for more great self-help ideas to check out!

http://https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=104206

Talk to you soon,

Scaredy Cat

Hi lesweet and welcome to the A/P!

We are glad that you have joined us here.:)

Post anytime for both giving and receiving support....this is an undertanding and caring community!

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Talk to you soon,

Scaredy Cat

So many people go through anxiety its quite a terrible thing. Allot of my friends have no idea what it feels like. I try and explain it to them but I can tell they really dont understand. I can honestly say that a severe anxiety attack is what it must feel like to die. There almost like near death expieriences that scare the crap out of me. Anxiety runs in my family my father gets it really bad and my older sister was in an anxiety clinic for almost a year it was that bad for her. I notice when I eat healthy and dont drink any alcohol wirh my friends I dont get as many or severe anxiety attacks but I still do get them. Im glad to see theres allot of people like you for support im open to any new ideas and would love to here how all of you cope and battle them off.

I too have been taking warm baths and just relaxing, especially when I get the numbness and tingling. It does help a little for me, but not for long at times. I really think most of my anxiety comes on days that I don't really have any problems, just out of the blue. I also always have a wondering mind though, I am constantly thinking, about when the bills are due, what I have to do on my way home, hoping my daughter had a good day at school, gotta feed the pets, etc..you know, the never ending lists..Thank you for bringing up that idea though, because I had forgotten that it does help. Please list anything else that might help, I am willing to try anything.

Kratos:
I love spending time with my daughter too, she's 12. I only have one though. I am the youngest of 7. I do like the baths, it does help. But like I said once in a while it doesn't. Unfortunetly I cannot eat banana's, or certain fruits. Also lemons, and tomatoes don't agree with me either. I got diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in March, and there are many things that will cause me a great deal of pain. I can't eat salads anymore, and I loved my salads..no nuts either. It sucks. But it's better than being in pain. Most of my anxiety this past year has been because of my stomach. It took them a year and a half to get my diagnosis. Meanwhile I had lost over 20+ pounds, and in horrible pain. I was worried sick, because everything came to mind about what it could be..Tests after tests, and they kept saying I was fine..I mostly get my panic attacks in the car, when I'm alone. I don't know why, but it freaks me out even more, because I'm driving.
It's nice talking to you.